US States With the Lowest Arthritis ()
46 US states ranked by arthritis (), from lowest to highest. First are District of Columbia (20), New Jersey (20.8) and California (21.4). The middle one of the 46 has 26.
What this measures
Adults who have ever been told they have arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus or fibromyalgia. Source: .
For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.
Every state
| Rank | State | % of adults |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 20 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 20.8 |
| 3 | California | 21.4 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 21.6 |
| 5 | Texas | 22.2 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 22.3 |
| 7 | Hawaii | 22.5 |
| 8 | New York | 22.6 |
| 9 | Florida | 22.9 |
| 10 | Colorado | 23 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 23.7 |
| 12 | Washington | 23.9 |
| 13 | Maryland | 23.9 |
| 14 | Illinois | 24 |
| 15 | Arizona | 24.5 |
| 16 | Georgia | 24.7 |
| 17 | Alaska | 25.1 |
| 18 | Utah | 25.1 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | 25.2 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 25.2 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 25.4 |
| 22 | Vermont | 25.6 |
| 23 | Wyoming | 25.8 |
| 24 | Kansas | 26 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | 26.1 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 26.3 |
| 27 | North Dakota | 26.4 |
| 28 | Oregon | 26.5 |
| 29 | Iowa | 26.5 |
| 30 | Idaho | 26.5 |
| 31 | Delaware | 26.6 |
| 32 | Virginia | 27.4 |
| 33 | Montana | 27.4 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 27.9 |
| 35 | Michigan | 28.7 |
| 36 | Missouri | 28.8 |
| 37 | Indiana | 29 |
| 38 | Ohio | 29.1 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 29.3 |
| 40 | Maine | 29.6 |
| 41 | Alabama | 29.8 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 30.3 |
| 43 | Louisiana | 30.3 |
| 44 | Mississippi | 31 |
| 45 | Tennessee | 33.4 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 37.5 |
More on arthritis ()
A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.